Undergraduate Medical Education

Every year, around Remembrance Day there would be a ‘Food and Funds’ drive in support of the Veterans Association Food Bank in the Health Sciences Centre atrium. UME’s Pre-Clerkship Supervisor, Sue-Ann would collect donations in the atrium with the man in the photo - her Dad, an RCAF tail gunner who flew in a Lancaster bomber with the 23rd detachment during WWII. A lot of his friends never came home. COVID-19 had other plans for the drive this year, but it hasn't changed the... very real needs of Canadian Veterans. This Remembrance Day, UME and Sue-Ann would like to remind everyone of the time of year and encourage us all to support Canadian veterans if and how we can. One way is to donate here: www.veteransassociationfoodbank.ca Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay

UME's Director of Admissions - Dr. Remo Panaccione has just received 'The Physician of the Year' award from Crohn's and Colitis Canada recognizing his exceptional contributions to the clinical care of patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. This award comes on the heels of a Alberta Medical Association (AMA) 'Shine a Light' recognition. From the AMA profile: "A wearer of many lab coats, Dr. Panaccione is a gastroenterologist at the Foothills Medical Centre; a pro...fessor of medicine at the University of Calgary; Director of the U of C’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic; Director of GI Research; and Director of Admissions, Cumming School of Medicine." "Dedicated to the management of the IBD (Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis) patient population, Dr. Panaccione says, Whenever you’re dealing with someone with a chronic illness, you become not only their specialist, but their primary care provider and their confidante. Treating patients with chronic illness requires both a health care and personal commitment, one Dr. Panaccione has embraced. I’ve seen patients from their early teens through many of life’s milestones. "Dr. Panaccione’s drive to help the province’s and the country’s IBD patient populations fuels his work in the implementation and performance of clinical trials of new therapies in IBD, as well as his research in identifying targets to develop new therapies. (The U of C’s IBD Clinical Trials Unit ranks among the top five units in the world.)" Congratulations on these well-deserved recognitions Dr. Panaccione! We're lucky to have you as a part of UME. https://add.albertadoctors.org//shine-light-dr-remo-panac/

Did you know #yycMDs has transitioned to Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for clinical clerks? Learn more at the Internal Medicine Clerkship Rotation’s website here: www.imclerkship.ca/announcements

The upcoming course in medical school might be pretty awesome when it comes with its very own theatrical trailer... Intro to Clinical Practice returns January 11-15, 2021 for University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine ‘Tanuki’ Class of 2022 MD students!

Happy Halloween from Hippocrates and some of the ‘smarties’ on the UME team: Shannon (Manager, UME), Sue-Ann (Supervisor, Pre-Clerkship), Tania (Program Coordinator), Jane (Admin Assistant), Shauna (Program Coordinator). Have a spooktacular weekend everyone!